Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

A Ship Of Theseus Discussing the destruction of the Library of Alexandria is a bit like debating the Ship of Theseus thought experiment. Just as...

Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

A Ship Of Theseus Discussing the destruction of the Library of Alexandria is a bit like debating the Ship of Theseus thought experiment. Just as...

Balthild: The Anglo-Saxon Queen of the Franks

Balthild, a future wife and mother of kings, emerged from obscure origins in the early 7th century. Also called Balthilde, Bathild and Baldhild, she...

Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) "ust as no human body is perfect, so no self is perfect." From Soren Kierkegaard’s The Sickness unto Death (chapter C, section...

Hera Hiding During The Battle Of The Gods And Giants, Attributed To Govert Flinck (c. 1643) After Carel Fabritius (1622 – 1654)

Govert Flinck (1615-1660) is attributed with painting this darkly-colored copy of an earlier artwork by Carel Fabritius (1622-1654). Both the original and the copy...

The Story Of Sam, The Medieval Irish Guard Dog

A flashy figure named Olaf “Peacock” Hoskuldsson was said to have been a chieftain in the Laxardal region of Iceland and reportedly lived around...

The Valkyrie, Painted By Peter Nicolai Arbo (c. 1831-1892)

This painting, by the Norwegian artist Peter Nicolai Arbo (c. 1831-1892), draws inspiration from ancient and early medieval Germanic-Norse religious beliefs. It features a...

YouTube Shorts: How many of these Canaanite god and goddess names do you recognize?

How many of these Canaanite god and goddess names do you recognize? Do you know about Baal and Astarte? What about Shapsu and Yarih?...

The Pirate Adventure Of Roman Envoys Heading To Delphi

When the Roman Republic conquered its major Tiber River rival, Veii, around the year 396 BCE, they were said to have created a magnificent...

Terracotta Neck-Amphora Featuring Heracles And Eurystheus, By An Unknown Artist From The 6th century BCE

This terracotta artwork, made by an unknown artist from 6th-century BCE Greece, was inspired by mythological tales about the interactions between the legendary hero,...
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